SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, California — November 5, 2026. Voters from Stockton to Tracy, Manteca, Lodi and the county’s smaller communities faced 14 statewide ballot propositions in the November 3 election. The official county election-night results show local voters divided almost evenly on Propositions 39 and 43. In both cases, the reported early local Yes margin is under 1,000 votes. These are county-only returns — they are not the statewide verdict on any proposition.

All 14 propositions, side by side

All Yes and No totals below come from the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters’ November 3 general-election dashboard as available on November 5. The descriptions are condensed editorial labels for readers, not the complete official ballot titles. To evaluate a proposition’s legal effect, consult its official text and the California Voter Information Guide. All listed counts are unofficial.

Measure Topic (short description) Yes No Local reported lead
Prop. 1 Veterans and housing assistance bonds 66,805 50,161 Yes by 16,644
Prop. 2 Budget stabilization and spending-limit changes 62,452 54,451 Yes by 8,001
Prop. 3 Income-tax extension for education 64,004 53,574 Yes by 10,430
Prop. 4 Public financing of election campaigns 50,419 65,085 No by 14,666
Prop. 5 Changes to state-officer recall elections 49,228 64,350 No by 15,122
Prop. 37 Homebuyer support financing 70,783 45,680 Yes by 25,103
Prop. 38 Immunology and immunotherapy research funding 70,357 46,492 Yes by 23,865
Prop. 39 Voter identification and citizenship verification 59,421 58,569 Yes by 852
Prop. 40 One-time wealth tax proposal 46,296 72,046 No by 25,750
Prop. 41 State tax spending-limit rules 63,819 52,846 Yes by 10,973
Prop. 42 Limits on taxes on certain personal assets 75,442 42,142 Yes by 33,300
Prop. 43 Local special-tax election requirements 58,099 57,528 Yes by 571
Prop. 44 Health-clinic spending requirements 23,533 92,020 No by 68,487
Prop. 45 Environmental-review changes 61,890 53,613 Yes by 8,277

Proposition 39: Yes 59,421, No 58,569

The voter-identification and citizenship-verification question, Proposition 39, records 59,421 Yes votes (50.36%) versus 58,569 No (49.64%). The current county-local lead is 852 Yes votes. This small percentage difference should be interpreted carefully: the result can change when eligible ballots are counted, and the county totals must not be conflated with statewide figures from different reporting times. A county-level Yes majority does not prove statewide adoption.

Proposition 43: an even closer local gap

On Proposition 43, concerning local special-tax elections and property-tax initiative rules, the report lists 58,099 Yes votes (50.25%) against 57,528 No (49.75%). That is a 571-vote Yes lead within San Joaquin County. In a statewide ballot question, the county’s local split may differ from California’s aggregate, so one must not declare a statewide result from a single county.

Other measures with different local voting patterns

Proposition 44 had a far larger reported local No majority: 92,020 No versus 23,533 Yes, on health-clinic spending requirements. Proposition 42 had 75,442 Yes versus 42,142 No on changes to taxation of certain assets. Proposition 40 had 72,046 No versus 46,296 Yes. These examples demonstrate that voter participation and preference vary by question; they do not support conclusions about why individual voters made their choices.

Why the sum of Yes and No changes by proposition

Not all voters select an option on every measure, and ballots may include undervotes or overvotes in individual contests. For instance, the total valid Yes/No selections for Proposition 39 are 117,990, whereas Proposition 44 has 115,553. Neither number is a definitive count of unique county voters, nor should those totals be added across propositions and described as ballots cast. Each separate ballot proposition needs its own valid-vote denominator.

Every city still has local choices of its own

Separate from statewide propositions, residents voted on local officials. California58 has published a Stockton council analysis, Tracy mayor and council report, and Manteca council results. City races do not have the same electorate as the countywide proposition table. The county ballot guide explains the distinction.

Next count and final deadlines

San Joaquin County is conducting a full canvass of eligible votes and plans its required one-percent manual tabulation starting November 9, with completion expected by November 25. Additional valid mailed and provisional ballots can affect the proportions above. California county results must be officially completed by December 3, with statewide certification December 11. The time and reporting scope of each result should accompany any subsequent update. Nothing in this report is a certified statewide ballot-measure outcome.

Primary source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, November 3 general election preliminary results; official California voter guide and county audit schedule. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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